Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-14
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HIS BETRoTHED.
The following Is the conIess.on Of young Frank
lin Ashbury Hawkins OF Islip. l. l., wno SHOT and
killed his mother, Mrs Cynthiana Hawkins, near
that place saturday night:
"Hard feelings had grown up between myself
and my mother because OF her Interference be-
tween myself ana Miss Hattie shrek, 20 whom I
was engaged 10 be married and " nom Intended
20 marry last sunday. Last Wednesday hired a
horse and drove down 20 my mothers house. fully
intending 10 either settle the dine atty get her
out OF the way. She was not alone, and could
not get her away, 10 I drove back home. ! was
nearly crazy, and could neither eat nor sleep. I
felt that my mother stood In the way of my happi-
ness, and made up my mind 10 remove the obsta-
Gle saturday night hired horss ana II trted for
the house. II was about 10 O'Clock. told mother
that wanted her 10 - out with me wnere We
could talk over the trouble between us I don't
know that had fully determined 10 XII her II Sue
did not consent 70 the marriage, out was des-
perate.
cited. and mother applied vile epitnet 10 my In
tended and IN a rage i shot her In the right tenn
pie. We were Then In front OF nv aunI's house,
Nrs. Emma smiths. She laid back In the corner
OF the wagon and groanei ] dIose back " Bay.
shore. Mother was alive when we got there, and
shot her again In the head. i was frenzed- I
drove north the Brentwood road and occa-
81 snally mother gasped- and knew she was not
DEAD; SO Just ailer erossing the ranroaa uacE 4
draggen her out and lert her IN tae bushes where
sue was found drove back through the village,
aud went TO Babylon, where stopped at Penneys
saloon, bought a CT car and started back FOR Bay
shore, where arrived shortly after IL O'Clock. I
walked up and dow my room all night
al persuaded myself that had only done my
duIy, but it was norr10te. l was 10 be married
Sunday at IL O'Clock. at Eatonls Neck Ats
O'Clock took horse and the same wagon I had
the night before and started couldn't keep the
thoughts OF mother out OF nv nilnd In driving
through the woods. IL Was 20 lonesome could
hardly stay In the wagon. llsleo the horse and
ran him for miles. l thought could hear mothers
voice. CHANGING down IN the Wagon l saw pool
OF blood hld collected Ia the bottom OF n. and
got out and traced it where the biOCd had run out
ana over the axle. hardly dared toget back into
the wagon. / leo the horse FOR a ong distance,
then got In and drove 10 NorthpoTt iroIa there,
after washing the wagon.
81 went TO the house where ! was 10 have been
married. IL was early. Guests were there I
couldn't keep still nnally made an excuse that
j mad forgotten something, and, telling Hattie
that would return surely al O'Clock, drove 10
Babylon, where TOOK dinner AT sherman TwcedyS
From there drove TO Bayshore. I couldn't help
going back. wanted 10 run away, but couldn't
When got back was arrested, aud Tor spell 1
felt relieved. I am sorry now that did H. must
have been crazy. / deserve the seFerest punish-
menL IL will be a living death n my lie -
Ruared- Wlat tell Won 4. the truth"